Bernd Franken
Since 2014, Bernd Franken has been Managing Director for Capital Investments at the North Rhine Doctors' Pension Fund (Nordrheinische Ärzteversorgung), overseeing assets totaling €18.5 billion. Prior to this, and following various other roles—primarily in church-related institutions—he served as Executive Board Member for Capital Investments at the Church Pension Fund of the Association of German Dioceses (KZVK) in Cologne.
Nikolaus Blome
Nikolaus Blome is Head of Politics and Economics at RTL and ntv, as well as an online columnist for the news magazine "Der Spiegel". His previous positions include roles at the “Tagesspiegel”, “WELT”, and “BILD”, where he served as Deputy Editor-in-Chief responsible for the newspaper’s politics and economics section.
Armin von Buttlar
Armin von Buttlar has been a member of the Executive Board of Aktion Mensch e.V. since 2009. Prior to this, he held executive positions as CFO at various companies, including Maxdata AG, Leybold Vacuum GmbH, and the Merz Group.He is a trained banker and studied economics at the University of Witten/Herdecke.
Dr. Thomas "Tom" Enders
Dr. Thomas “Tom” Enders is President of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and serves on the supervisory boards of GE Aerospace and Linde. From 2005 to 2019, he successfully led the European aerospace group Airbus (formerly EADS) as CEO. He has also served as President of the German Aerospace Industries Association and the Atlantik-Brücke.
Gary Gensler
Gary Gensler served as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) until January 2025. He now teaches and conducts research as a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, focusing on topics such as artificial intelligence and financial technology. Throughout his career, Gensler has held numerous high-level public sector positions. He began his professional journey with 18 years at Goldman Sachs, where he ultimately became a Partner.
Corinna Wohlfeil
Corinna Wohlfeil initially worked as an Investment Advisor after graduating with a degree in business studies with a focus on banking, before assuming responsibility for Deutsche Bank’s Business TV in 1997. In 2001, she joined the news channel n-tv as apresenter and editor. She quickly became known to an audience of millions through the daily stock market programme “Telebörse” and her live reports from the Frankfurt trading floor.
Dr. Melinda Crane
Dr. Melinda Crane is a sought-after political commentator. An experienced journalist, lawyer and political economist, she analyses geopolitical developments and transatlantic politics for various German radio and television stations as well as international organisations and corporations. She also hosts political programmes and news magazines.